Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-12
WASHINGTON.
SECOND
CONGRESS.


counting notes requiring payment in gold
coin only. Adopted.
The senate then proceeded TO consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After discussion, in which Mr.. Allison fur
nished every detail In connection with the
BIZ, The rcading Of the bill was resumed
After disposing OF tifty-six pages OF the bill
out Of l04, the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the senate this
morning there were nine senators present at
the opening and two more entered the cham
Der during prayer.
The credentials OF Algernon s. Paddock ga
senator from Nebraska for the tcrm
ing March 4, 1887, we're presented and placed
on file.
The senate then resumed consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bin. The total
amount estimated is about sl0G, 600, 600.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered an amendment APP
propriatipg $1,000 for the purchase Of Carl
GutheIz's picture entitled Farming In Da-
kota.n Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Malone au amendment
making an appropriation for the public build
ing at Nebraska City, Neb., Of $4,000, was
adopted.
Mr.. Frye offered an amendment appropriate
ing 1885, 900 for the purpose OF entertaining
and providing for the expenses Of the inter
national medical congress at its ninth an
nual meeting in Washington In September,
1887. Agreed to.
Mr.. Spooner offered an amendment appro-
priatiLg $50, 900 for "a public building az La
Crosse, Wis, in addition to $780, 900 hereto
fore appropriated. Agreed to.
Without disposing OF the bill the senate
adjourned.
WAsHiN6ToS, Feb. 2.-Mr. Plat took up
the question Of coast defenses, and argued
that congress would be derelict to its ~clearest
and most imperative duties il 1t adjourned
without making liberal appropriations for for
tiications, guns and ships.
The committee on agriculture reported back
favorably the house bill appropriating $4,000
for the special distribution of seeds in the
drought stricken section Of Texas. After con
siderable debate the bill passed.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, offered a resolution
calling on the secretary Of the treasury for
certain specific detailed information as to
railroad land grants in Iowa.
The senate then resumed consideration Of
the suudry civil bill.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on \, pro-
priations, said: The estimates for the next
fiscal year are S395, 900, 900. Judging from the
estimates made last year and the receipts up
to the LIST Of January last, including the es-
timatcd postal revenue, VIII bc S4iO, 600, 600,
making a surplus Of SIS, 0G0,O coo. If congress
should deem 1t necessary 10 cypcnd "A larger
sum t5an 5000. 0O0 for coast d~cfenses, that
larger sum would increase the estimates be-
yond sos, 600, and IL We should appropriate
more than $50, 600. 600 for the navy that over
production must be added.
Mr. Beck tlOupht the senate, from Iowa
(Allison) was mistaken In his estimates Of the
expenditures. He thought hecould show that
the surplus revenue this year would bc nearer
800, 000, 900 than $4,000, 900.
After debate in which Mr.. Teller made a
strong plea for naval and army appropriations,
the bill was reported from committee OF the
whole 10 the senate.
The general appropriation for the survey Of
public lands was increased from $4,000 to
SIS, 900, and the bill was then passes.
The house bin 70 bridge the Missouri river
between Omaha and Council bluffs, reported
from the committee on commerce, passed.
The senate passed the bin authorizing the
removal Of the quarantine station from ship
Island, Miss. 1t appropriates 5000.
Adjourned.
WAsuISGToN, Feb. "a letter was pre-
scented from the secretary Of the treasury
stating that there was no information in the
report as to whether any national banks are
now lending money to be repaid with gold
only.
MIR. Evarts introduced a bill for the pur-
chase Of John Erickson's Destroyer and ten
enlarged steel vessels of the same type for
defending the harbors OF the United States,
appropriating SIP, eco and $3,C00,0 900 foI
these purposes respectively.
1.-THE resolution offered last session Ivy In
gals to discharge the committee ON pension
from further consideration Of the bill renOy
ing the limitation on applications for arrears
of pensions was taken up, and ingalls, stated
that his object was 80 have the bill brough'
before the senate for action.
The resolution was agreed to-yeas p
nays 2G-and the bill was placed on the calen
dAc.
The resolution heretofore offered 10y Plum'
calling on the secretary Of the interior for In
formation as TO whether there is any rule o
the pension Office whereby an.
applicant for a pension Is denied a hearing b
season Of being also a petitioner TO congress
} was taken uP and discussed.
The discussion continued until 2 O'Clock
when the resolution was laid aside withou
action and the senate proceeded 70 considers
tion of the bill TO prohibit members of con
gress from acting as attorneys for subsidies
railroad companies.
Evarts addressed the senate in opposition T.
the bill. Upon the conclusion OF Evarts
speech the senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-In the senate Hoa
reported the resolution for an investigation
OF the Pacific railroad and asked for immcd
late consideration.
Hale objected to immediate consideration
OF the bill, and it therefore went TO the cal
endar.
Hoar gave notice that he would call il up a
the earliest opportunity.
, Allison presented a letter signed by tn
q presidents of the national banks Of Omah,
I suggesting that Chicago be added to the lis
Of reserve cities where reserve banks can dc
!, post money as now IN New York; also a sim
liar letter from the national banks Of kansa
Z City suggesting st. Louis as a reserve city
e Referred 10 the committee on finance.
: The senate then proceeded 10 consideration
Of the senate bill To credit and pay the scvera
states and territories and the district Of Co
4 lumbia all the moneys collected under the oil
rect tax levied by the act Of August 3, 1861.
The bin passed with but one dissentin!
vote wan Wyek's).
a The senate then took up the railway attor
S ney bill.